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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Scott Joseph Breiner, Dubuque, IA (US);
Brent Allen Smith, Peosta, IA (US);
Craig R. Timmerman, Dickeyville, WI (US);
Jason P. Mowry, Dubuque, IA (US);
Inventors:
Scott Joseph Breiner, Dubuque, IA (US);
Brent Allen Smith, Peosta, IA (US);
Craig R. Timmerman, Dickeyville, WI (US);
Jason P. Mowry, Dubuque, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle includes a blade, a lifting mechanism configured to raise and lower the blade, and a pitching mechanism configured to pitch the blade forward and backward. A control system of the vehicle is configured to automatically maintain at least one of a depth of the blade during pitching of the blade and a pitch of the blade during lifting of the blade.